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Show Explanation. It is with pleasure that we give place to the following communication from the police, which is designed as a reply to an article in our last issue: EDITOR LEADER:- In your issue of Sept [September] 24th,there appeared an article headed "Disgraceful Melee" and calling for some explanations. We will endeavor to give them. First allow us to ask a few questions: Why are some people so ready to express an opinion before they investigate, and why should a person (even if he is not an officer)who sees an offence committed, make no attempt to arrest the parties, or complain to the proper officer? Does one of our "city boys" become a "railroad man" by simply grading for a few weeks on the road? Now, while our city has no regular patrol it may be just possible that an offence could be committed and there be no policeman within a mile of the scene. The "Disgraceful Melee" the writer speaks of, was not seen, or at least the first part of it, by an officer. When one did arrive, all he saw was an excited crowd of boys on the sidewalk whom he dispersed, and he may have given some advice which he thought good, never for a moment thinking it wrong to give such advice. When the officer saw the peace disturbed he made the arrest of the party that, in his judgement, was the one to blame, and immediately locked him up in the city jail, after which security was given for his appearance before the police judge. We have sought never to discriminate between the "city boys" and "railroad boys" and would be pleased to be shown where it has ever been done. THE CITY POLICE. Logan, Sept.[September] 27, 1880 |